One reason why Japan has such a distinctive culture is because it was closed off from the world from 1623 to 1641. The Tokugawa Shogunate closed Japan because they were afraid of all the new ideas and cultures that came from trading. Because of this period of isolation, Japan created their own unique culture without being influenced by any western ideas.
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The legalization of bootlegging
Answer: These phrases refer to the Age of Imperialism.
Ibn Battuta "<span>a. Was a Moroccan jurist who traveled throughout Africa," although it should be noted that he considered himself to be more of a "world journalist". </span>
It would be frightening because it best fits the sentence and also because of the phrase still haunted the minds of many.